10-letter words containing a, v, o
- ariovistus — flourished c71–58 b.c, Germanic leader of the Suevi.
- arrogative — Making undue claims and pretensions; prone to arrogance.
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- autoclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of autoclave.
- autoclaves — Plural form of autoclave.
- automative — Relating to automation.
- automotive — Automotive is used to refer to things relating to cars.
- avaricious — An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions.
- avenaceous — belonging to or of the nature of oats or oat grasses
- aversation — (obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
- avgolemono — a Greek soup made with eggs, lemon juice, and rice
- avigator's — aerial navigation.
- aviophobia — fear of flying in an airplane or other aircraft.
- avocations — Plural form of avocation.
- avoidances — Plural form of avoidance.
- avoidantly — In an avoidant manner.
- avouchable — able to be avouched
- avouchment — The act of avouching.
- avvogadore — an official Venetian criminal prosecutor
- back cover — the back part of the cover of a book or magazine
- back vowel — a vowel whose sound is produced in the back of the mouth or the throat
- behavioral — Behavioral means relating to the behavior of a person or animal, or to the study of their behavior.
- behaviours — manner of behaving or acting.
- bioprivacy — the state of freedom from others having unauthorized access to biometric data about oneself
- bivouacked — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- block lava — volcanic lava occurring as rough-surfaced jagged blocks
- bloviation — a lengthy but insubstantial speech
- bog spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by accumulation in the joint, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- bon vivant — a person who enjoys luxuries, esp good food and drink
- bon voyage — You say 'bon voyage' to someone who is going on a journey, as a way of saying goodbye and wishing them good luck.
- boniface v — died a.d. 625, pope 619–625.
- book value — In business, the book value of an asset is the value it is given in the account books of the company that owns it.
- bossa nova — a dance similar to the samba, originating in Brazil
- bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- bravissimo — very well done! excellent!
- brookhaven — a town in SW Mississippi.
- cabo verde — a republic in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa, consisting of a group of ten islands and five islets: an overseas territory of Portugal until 1975, when the islands became independent. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Christian (Roman Catholic) majority; animist minority. Currency: Cape Verdean escudo. Capital: Praia. Pop: 531 046 (2013 est). Area: 4033 sq km (1557 sq miles)
- cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
- caernarvon — a seaport in W Gwynedd, in NW Wales, on Menai Strait: 13th-century castle of Edward II.
- camp stove — a portable stove used for cooking or heating, especially outdoors.
- captivator — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- caravaggio — Michelangelo Merisi da (mikeˈlandʒelo meˈriːzi da). 1571–1610, Italian painter, noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and for his dramatic use of chiaroscuro
- carnivores — an animal that eats flesh.
- carry over — If something carries over or is carried over from one situation to another, it continues to exist or apply in the new situation.
- carry-over — that which is carried over, postponed, or extended to a later time, account, etc.
- carryovers — Plural form of carryover.
- cavaquinho — A small, four-stringed guitar resembling a ukulele, popular in Brazil and Portugal.
- cavilation — Alternative spelling of cavillation.
- cavitation — the formation of vapour- or gas-filled cavities in a flowing liquid when tensile stress is superimposed on the ambient pressure
- cavortings — sexual frolics